Magazine-firearm.



G. WEST & E. BREUNING.

MAGAZINE FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED snr'r. 9, 1911.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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MAGAZINE FIREARM.

APPLIOATIOH FILED SEPT. 9, 1911.

Patentqd Dec. 12, 1911.

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CLIFTON WEST AND EUGEN BREUNING, OF LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNORS TOCLIFTON WEST, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

MAGAZINE-FIREARM.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CLIFTON VEST and EUGEN BREUNING, subjects of theKing of Great Britain and the Emperor of Germany, respectively, residingat London, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in andConnected with Magazine-Firearms, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to enable a greater number of cartridgesto be fed into the magazine of a fire-arm from a single clip or holder,and in a shorter space of time than heretofore.

For charging the magazines of military rifles, for example, it issometimes customary to give out the cartridge in groups of five placedand retained in line upon a clip or base plate by flanges which engagewith the circumferential groove or flange at the base of each cartridge.One of these clips with five cartridges therein is taken from theammunition pouch or bandolier, and the end or lowermost cartridge isplaced in position over the mouth of the magazine of the rifle. Pressureis then applied to the uppermost cartridge, and the whole row of fivecartridges is pushed by one operation out of the clip into the magazine,and the empty clip may then be thrown away or replaced in the ammunitionpouch.

Difficulties have been heretofore experienced in dealing with more thanfive cartridges, or seven at the most, in one clip, but according tothis invention at least double those numbers may be easily charged intothe magazine from one clip, and with great speed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the application of our invention byway of example to the magazine of a military rifle.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of so much of the action of the rifle as isnecessary to illustrate our invention; Fig. 2 is a plan of same; Fig. 3a cross section taken on line XX of Figs. 1 and 2 looking from right toleft; Figs. 4c and 5 illustrate in side and front elevation amodification of the clip; Figs. 6 and 7 a further modification; Fig. 7being a section on line YY of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is an end elevationillustrating a form of construction of the clip or cartridge holder, andFig. 9 a longitudinal section taken on line ZZ of Fig. 8.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 9, 1911.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

Serial No. 648,452.

Similar letters of reference relate to like parts in all the figures ofthe drawings.

a is the magazine which is of known construction and is provided withthe usual false bottom which is constantly urged toward the upper partor mouth of the magazine a by means of springs in the ordinary manner.

0 is our improved clip which is shown of such a length as to containfive cartridges (Z, but of a width capable of receiving two parallelrows 0 ffive cartridges each. This clip may be of any suitableconstruction. For example it may consist of a thin steel or other metalplate bent up at each side into channel shape as shown at e, and with adouble channel shaped rib 7 attached by riveting or otherwise at thecentral portion thereof, thereby forming two parallel guideways 9 toreceive the grooved or flanged ends of the five cartridges in each. Eachof the guideways g is furnished with a suitable blade or other spring hadapted to bear upon the end of each cartridge (Z and hold it steadilyin place. The upper sides of the edges of these springs may be arrangedto bear in places against the undersides of the side guide channels 6when the clip is empty, and the undersides may be arranged to bear inplaces against ribs 2' projecting from the bottom inner portions of theclip, the springs being wave-shaped for this purpose. Or insteadof twosprings, one spring only may be employed, as shown in Fig. 5, extendingthe full width of the two guideways g, a portion only of the centralpart of its length passing through the central rib are small bosses ofsuitable shape projecting from the back of the clip 0 at an equaldistance from each endthereof, and the ends of the clip may be formed tocurves struck from the centers of these bosses or otherwise.

is are holes formed in the bottom or back of the clip at or about eachcorner thereof.

m is a semicircular or other suitably shaped notch or recess formed inthe inner face or end of that part of the bolt-guide n or otherconvenient part situated above the end of the mouth of the magazinechamber a, the notch or recess being intended to receive either one ofthe two bosses j.

0 are small projections or pips lower down on each side of the notch orrecess m, which engage with one or other of the four corner holes is inthe back of the clip.

p are suitable side stops which allow the clip 0 to be rocked upon itsboss j in the notch or recess m to an extent which will allow one orother of the corner holes 76 in the clip to engage with one or other ofthe projections or pips 0, but will prevent the clip 0 from movingeasily when it is once rocked into one of the said positions. Or

other. suitable detaining or looking devices may be employed.For'example the bosses j may be formed with a head as shown at g inFigs. 4: and 5, and the notch or recess m being correspondingly shapedwill serve to prevent the movement of the clip in the direction of thearrow in Fig. 4. Or the notch or recess m may be of V-shape, and theboss j may be provided with facets 1' which may be made to rest oneither side of the V in the beforementioned rocking operation as shownin Figs. 6 and 7.

The clips 6 may be constructed as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, that is to saytheir bodies may be bent up out of sheet metal in such a manner that theribs f and d are integral with the other parts of the bodies, the bosses7' being attached by rivets, tongues, or in any other convenient orsuitable manner.

It will now be understood that if a clip 0 charged with two rows of sayfive cartridges each (making ten in all) is placed either way up inposition above the end of the magazine a as shown with one of its bossesj resting in the notch or recess m and the clip 0 is rocked either tothe right or left hand until one of the projections or pips 0 engageswith the corresponding corner hole 76, the clip a will be caused tostand at an angle with the mouth of the magazine a, but with thelowermost cartridge of the right hand row of five (Fig. 3) verticallyover the said mouth. Upon pressure being applied to this row ofcartridges in the usual manner, they will be forced one immediatelyafter the other into the magazine. The clip 0 may then be rocked on itsboss j in the notch or recess m until the opposite corner hole 76engages with the second projection or pip 0, which movement will bringthe lowermost of the remaining or left hand row of cartridges centrallyover the mouth of the magazine a, and the whole of this second row ofcartridges may be forced into the magazine in the same manner as thefirst row. The empty clip may be then thrown aside or replaced in theammunition pouch.

If desired the beforementioned clips may be constructed so as to receivemore than two rows of cartridges, suitable stops and retaining devicesbeing provided in order to bring the lowermost cartridge of each row insuccession in position over the mouth of the magazine, so as to permiteach row of cartridges in turn to be pressed into the magazine.

We do not desire to limit ourselves to the exact description ordisposition of devices for efiecting the rocking, guiding, and steadyingof the clip, as they may be varied according to the description offire-arm to which they are applied, and other circumstances, and in somecases be more or less dispensed with.

Claims.

1. A magazine fire-arm provided with a clip capable of containingparallel rows of cartridges, and rocking and retaining devices forenabling each row in succession to be pressed into the magazine,substantially as described.

2. A magazine fire-arm provided with a clip capable of containingparallel rows of cartridges, bosses upon the clip and a recess in afixed part of the fire-arm with which the bosses engage, substantiallyas described.

3. A magazine fire-arm provided with a clip capable of retainingparallel rows: of cartridges, flange-headed bosses upon the clip, and acorrespondingly shaped recess in a fixed part of the fire-arm with whichtheflangeheaded bosses engage, substantially as described.

4. A magazine fire-arm provided with a clip capable of containingparallel rows of cartridges, bosses upon the clip, holes engaging withprojections, and a recess in a fixed part of the fire-arm with which thebosses engage, substantially as described.

5. A magazine fire-arm provided with a clip capable of containingparallel rows of cartridges, bosses upon the clip, side stops upon thefire-arm for the clip, and a recess in a fixed part of the fire-arm withwhich the bosses engage, substantially as described.

6. A clip for containing parallel rows of cartridges for a magazinefire-arm constructed from one piece of bent-up sheet metal with springsand bosses, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLIFTON WEST. EUGEN BREUNING.

Witnesses:

STEPHEN EDWARD GUNYoN, WILLIAM ANDERSON SMITH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O.

